gammon
English
/ˈɡæmən/
noun
Definitions
- A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
Etymology
Derived from Old French gambon derived from Latin *gamba derived from Ancient Greek κάμπη derived from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (crooked, bend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kamp-
Gloss
crooked, bend
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gammoner English
- gammoning English
- jamon English
- *gamba Latin
- campe Latin
- campus Latin
- gamba Latin
- jambe French
- jambon French
- jambonneau French
- хамо́н Russian
- хамон Russian
- ajamonarse Spanish, Castilian
- jamón Spanish, Castilian
- κάμπη Ancient Greek
- καμπή Ancient Greek
- *kamp- Proto-Indo-European
- *kh₂emp- Proto-Indo-European
- gambon Old French
- ζαμπόν Greek (modern)
- hamon Cebuano
- jambon Turkish
- giăm-bông Vietnamese
- hamon Tagalog
- camp, can Middle French
- *kambos Proto-Celtic
- xamón Asturian
- giaman Tok Pisin
- giamanim Tok Pisin
- hamon Bikol Central
- hamon Hiligaynon
- giambon Lombard
- hamon Yogad
- xomúnenemą Taos